WHIRLED BASEBALL
BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS AT HOUSTON COLT 45S
10/18/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS AT HOUSTON COLT 45S
GAME ID: 5660 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Royal Giants 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 6 9 1
Houston Colt 45s 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 8 1
Host Colt 45s Drop Pivotal Game 5, Now Trail Series 3-2
Game 5 was big. So was Orel Hershiser.

The Brooklyn starter rose to the occasion at Minute Maid Park, leading the Royal Giants to a crucial 6-3 victory over the Houston Colt 45s. Hershiser threw 6.1 innings of 3-hit ball as the Royal Giants won on the road to seize a 3-2 lead in the best-of-7 Divisional Playoffs.

Hershiser allowed 1 run over 6.1 innings. He also racked up 9 strikeouts.

"Getting ahead of the hitters was the key," said Hershiser.

The next game is set to be played for Saturday, October 20th , 2001 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Briggs CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .429 0 2
D. Brouthers 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .256 0 4
J. Robinson 2B 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .256 1 7
R. Cey 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .171 5 10
M. Piazza C 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .350 9 16
R. White LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .194 2 3
D. Snider DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .216 2 3
V. Stephens SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 2 2
B. Becker RF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .207 2 5
Totals 33 6 9 5 3 6 12      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Becker (1, 3rd Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. White (2, 4th Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Piazza (9, 4th Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Cey (5, 6th Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Brouthers 2 , R. Cey 4 , M. Piazza 5 , R. White 4 , D. Snider , B. Becker 3
2-out RBI: J. Robinson , R. Cey , M. Piazza , R. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Briggs , R. Cey
GIDP: J. Briggs , V. Stephens
Hit by Pitch: J. Robinson , R. Cey
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Brouthers 2 (5) , D. Snider (2)
CS: R. Cey (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Piazza
Double Plays: 2 (Robinson-Stephens-Brouthers, Stephens-Robinson-Brouthers)
PB: M. Piazza
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wynn LF 4 0 2 0 1 2 1 .306 4 6
T. Gwynn RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .317 0 7
C. Correa SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .238 2 7
J. Bagwell 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .243 6 8
P. Goldschmidt DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .353 5 17
G. Brett 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .361 3 8
P. Hill CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .241 0 5
B. Rowell 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-G. Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-J. Posada C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 2
   c-J. O'Rourke PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .095 0 1
C. Biggio C, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .219 1 2
Totals 31 3 8 2 5 12 19      
a - G. Thomas pinch hit for B. Rowell in the 7th
b - J. Posada substituted for G. Thomas in the 8th
c - J. O'Rourke pinch hit for J. Posada in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Biggio (1, 8th Inning off S. Koufax, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Brett (3, 9th Inning off T. Forster, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Wynn 2 , J. Bagwell , G. Brett 5 , P. Hill 2 , C. Biggio 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Goldschmidt 2
GIDP: G. Brett , C. Biggio
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Wynn (4) , T. Gwynn (2)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Brett
Double Plays: 3 (Rowell-Bagwell, Biggio-Correa-Bagwell, Biggio-Correa-Bagwell)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Hershiser W (4-0) 6.1 3 1 0 4 9 0 98 2.52   
S. Koufax 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 19 3.60   
T. Forster 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 1 16 8.44   
E. Gagne SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Hershiser 70
Batters Faced: O. Hershiser 23, S. Koufax 6, T. Forster 5, E. Gagne 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Hershiser 4-2, S. Koufax 0-3, T. Forster 1-1, E. Gagne 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Hershiser 98-59, S. Koufax 19-11, T. Forster 16-9, E. Gagne 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Forster 1-0 , E. Gagne 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Strasburg L (1-1) 5.2 5 4 4 1 5 3 75 6.55   
D. Ellis 1.0 2 2 0 1 0 0 20 6.00   
R. Osuna 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 4.50   
J. Franco 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Strasburg 47
Batters Faced: S. Strasburg 22, D. Ellis 7, R. Osuna 4, J. Franco 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Strasburg 3-7, D. Ellis 1-2, R. Osuna 0-1, J. Franco 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Strasburg 75-50, D. Ellis 20-12, R. Osuna 13-6, J. Franco 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Osuna 3-1 , J. Franco 2-0
WP: D. Ellis
Hit Batsmen: S. Strasburg , R. Osuna
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Orel Hershiser
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 43814
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